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The broadcast centred on Prime Minister's Questions, with the Leader of the Opposition challenging the new Prime Minister on defence spending, demanding 3% of GDP and citing his own Chancellor's previous warning about a defence budget black hole. She also questioned progress on small boat crossings, suggesting reductions were not due to government action and asking whether a Rwanda-style scheme was being considered, and criticised early release of prisoners and the government's tax increases, claiming they hurt working families and the economy.

The Prime Minister responded by defending his record, citing halved boat crossings and cooperation with France, and committing to honouring international defence commitments at the spending review. He rejected criticism on early release, saying the Justice Secretary would set out a timeline for foreign national offenders, and defended his approach to welfare and growth, including cutting taxes in his first week. He also welcomed cross-party talks on social care and indicated openness to political reform. Other exchanges included a Labour MP asking about releasing public land for housing, the Liberal Democrat leader calling for a national commission on political reform, and a backbencher urging cross-party action on defence and welfare.

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Story begins PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
0:52

Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

What went wrong? Where is he now? Gone. That job is not as easy as it looks from the outside. Labour MPs have not explained why they got rid of him, but on this side of the House we understand that this country's problems will not be solved by lofty promises alone. In the end, the Prime Minister will be judged on what he actually delivers.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 0:52-0:56
0:56

Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

Gone. That job is not as easy as it looks from the outside. Labour MPs have not explained why they got rid of him, but on this side of the House we understand that this country's problems will not be solved by lofty promises alone. In the end, the Prime Minister will be judged on what he actually delivers.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 0:56-1:05
1:35

Claim PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

The previous government left a large defence funding shortfall, and the Chancellor previously said 3% of GDP was needed.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 1:35-1:42
2:21

Claim PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

Boat crossings have not fallen due to Labour policies, but are part of a wider European trend.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 2:21-2:29
5:13

Claim PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

Labour's tax increases have worsened the cost of living and cost jobs.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 5:13-5:18
6:36

Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

1980s, still complaining about Margaret Thatcher. I am 46 – Mr Speaker, I am 46 years old, I may not look it, but I am 46 years old. He is talking about a woman who became Prime Minister before I was born. He is living in the past and he wants to take us back to the 1970s, on this side of the House. We are for the future, Mr Speaker, not the past.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 6:36-6:41
7:10

Contested quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

We want businesses to grow, to invest, to expand and to create more jobs. That is the difference between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party. His diagnosis is completely wrong. His theory of growth is completely wrong. He thinks that if government spends more money, we will all get richer. That is not how this works.

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 7:10-7:16
7:16

Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

His diagnosis is completely wrong. His theory of growth is completely wrong. He thinks that if government spends more money, we will all get richer. That is not how this works. Companies are not leaving our shores because there isn't enough government. Another difference between us, Mr Speaker, is dealing with the ballooning welfare

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 7:16-7:21
7:31

Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks

Another difference between us, Mr Speaker, is dealing with the ballooning welfare bill. Up and down this country, hard-working people are fed up of going to work, fed up of paying for their neighbours to sit at home with mild health conditions which don't stop them from working. They are fed up of hearing, as we did this summer, that working in boots is not good

Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 1 September 2026, 7:31-7:42

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